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company; type of sewer system; water
source; number of bathroom facilities.
E. Land Information including:
Landowner; legal status of land; or type
of interest in land.
F. General Information including:
Prior receipt of services under the
Housing Improvement Program and
description of such; ownership of other
housing and description of such;
identification of Housing and Urban
Development-funded house and current
status of project; identification of other
sources of housing assistance for which
the applicant has applied and been
denied assistance, if applying for a new
housing unit or purchase of an existing
standard unit; and advisement and
description of any severe health
problem, handicap or permanent
disability.
G. Applicant Certification including:
Signature of applicant and date, and
signature of spouse and date.
Title of Collection: Bureau of Indian
Affairs Housing Improvement Program.
OMB Control Number: 1076–0184.
Form Number: BIA–6407.
Type of Review: Extension with
change of currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 8,000 per year, on average.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 8,000 per year, on average.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: 1 hour.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 8,000 hours.
Respondent’s Obligation: A response
is required to obtain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: Once per
year.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
Burden Cost: $0.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor and a person is not required to
respond to a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.
The authority for this action is the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Elizabeth K. Appel,
Director, Office of Regulatory Affairs and
Collaborative Action—Indian Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of the Secretary
[PPWOIRADA1;PRCRFRFR6.XZ0000;
PR.RIRAD1801.00.1; OMB Control Number
1093–0006]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Natural and Cultural
Resources Agencies Customer
Relationship Management
Office of the Secretary, Interior.
Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we,
the Office of the Secretary, Department
of the Interior are proposing to renew an
information collection with revisions.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before
September 27, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on
this information collection request (ICR)
to the Office of Management and
Budget’s Desk Officer for the
Department of the Interior by email at
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov; or via
facsimile to (202) 395–5806. Please
provide a copy of your comments to
Marta Kelly, National Park Service, U.S.
Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street
NW, MS 2266–MIB, Washington, DC
20240, fax 202–354–1815, or by email to
Marta_Kelly@nps.gov. Please reference
OMB Control Number 1093–0006 in the
subject line of your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Marta Kelly, National
Park Service, U.S. Department of the
Interior, 1849 C Street NW, MS 2266–
MIB, Washington, DC 20240, fax 202–
354–2825, or by email to Marta_Kelly@
nps.gov. You may also view the ICR at
https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain.
SUMMARY:
In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, we provide the
general public and other Federal
agencies with an opportunity to
comment on new, proposed, revised,
and continuing collections of
information. This helps us assess the
impact of our information collection
requirements and minimize the public’s
reporting burden. It also helps the
public understand our information
collection requirements and provide the
requested data in the desired format.
We published a Federal Register
notice with a 60-day public comment
period soliciting comments on this
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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collection of information on May 11,
2018 (83 FR 22097). We received one
public comment in response to this
notice. This public comment
represented the consolidate feedback for
130 Service and Conservation Crops.
Here are specific comments and our
responses to the comments:
Comment: Is the collection necessary
to the proper functions of the Office of
the Secretary, Department of the
Interior? While information on our
partnerships is important, we believe
data around project accomplishments,
outcomes, funding, and number of
Corpsmembers engaged etc. is already
covered through reporting to one of the
DOI units, states, regions, or national
DOI bureau offices and could be
compiled through existing information
sources. If this is the level of
information envisioned through the
Partnerships Module, we encourage DOI
to examine internal processes and
existing information collection that
could be streamlined or revised to
provide this data. We hope other
Federal land management agencies will
adopt this same approach of a unified
data collection system by utilizing this
new system DOI is developing, and also
examine existing internal data sources
before requiring new information
collection and reporting which may be
duplicative.
Answer: This is a valid point and DOI
does establish with this collection a
single system of record as mandatory.
Furthermore, modernization of portal
technology will allow for importing,
exporting and sharing by internal
sources before validation and use by
external partners. Additionally, DOI
will offer this portal as a shared service
to other federal agencies so end user/
respondents input will be not
duplicative and redundant for same
purposes.
Comment: With respect to the
Stewards Engagement Portal, we
support an electronic and uniform
system to collect information to
determine eligibility for NCE. Presently,
different DOI bureaus have different
rules around qualifying for PLC NCE,
making it confusing for our Corps and
even more so for our Corpsmembers.
The ability to upload information once,
toward the end of a term of service,
would be important to minimize the
time burden.
As to the desire to collect from PLC
Corpsmembers ‘‘agency work for,
partner organization, project dates,
where the work was completed, and
total hours worked on the specific
project,’’ it would be useful to have a
profile for each partner organization and
Corpsmember on the new system that
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can be matched and sorted. NCE
qualification can be organized that way
as well as different Corpsmember
contributions to different partner
organizations. For example,
Corpsmembers may serve with different
Corps, on different projects, and with
different project partners during their
terms of service.
As to Corpsmembers providing
‘‘qualifying factors and training’’ when
developing a profile, we would urge
further clarification and standardization
around what those may be, as unclear
definitions could hurt recruitment and
placement of individuals with the
wrong opportunities. In addition, it may
be challenging to leave it up to
Corpsmembers or the public to
determine their qualifying factors,
training, and skill sets for certain
projects or programs that Corps offer.
Our Corps use their own recruiting,
training, and screening processes to hire
Corpsmembers and meet project
partner’s goals. Our Corps are liable for
meeting the goals of a project agreement
and for the safety of Corpsmembers and
the public, so we should maintain an
ability to screen and train
Corpsmembers as necessary.
Answer: DOI youth program managers
have met and agreed to standardize the
collection for NEC data and
opportunities across the bureaus.
Additionally, we will provide a
template to provide data files for
uploading information into the system
at the end of service terms. Initially, we
will import, and update annually, all
partner organization information. We
will work with Corps Network to
identify best methods to have project
information validated and matched to
work projects and individuals. We have
made a commitment to use the Corps
Network for testing imports and process
before final launch of on portal.
Comments: (2) Will this information
be processed and used in a timely
manner?
Collection of information around
accomplishments of partner
organizations, and hours for NCE,
housed electronically in one system will
help with timeliness of compilation and
utilization of this data. At the same
time, if Corps are still required to report
to the various DOI units, states, regions,
and nationally and report through this
new system, it will slow down the
process and create an additional burden.
Data is only as good as the inputs, so
ensuring uniform definitions and
categories for collection across DOI, and
other federal partners utilizing this
system, will be critical and will ease
processing and use of data.
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Answer: DOI will only have one
system of record and all units will be
required to use a single system upon
deployment of the portal. This system
will have a standard data dictionary and
common data elements. We will publish
a detail user manual for all using the
system for ease processing and entering
the data.
Comments: (3) Is the estimate of
burden accurate?
Given the different features
envisioned through the new online
portal system it is difficult for us to
estimate the hour’s burden. If DOI
internally utilizes such data, or Corps
are able to utilize existing information
already provided to various DOI
bureaus, the hour’s burden would be
lower. Additionally, if Corpsmembers
are able to enter their information for
NCE one time toward the end of their
term of service, and Corps themselves
had the ability to upload Corpsmember
information if necessary, that would be
helpful in reducing the burden.
Answer: We will allow Corps with
approved accounts or via upload service
to enter and update Corpsmember
information as necessary. The burden
will depend on if members are just
opting to enter just information for PLC
or want to share their status with other
employment programs like an
apprenticeship that may require
additional data for placement or
benefits.
Comments: (4) How might the Office
of the Secretary, Department of the
Interior enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected?
Again, data is only as good as the
inputs, so ensuring uniform definitions
and categories for collection across DOI,
and other federal partners utilizing this
system, will be critical, and will ease
processing and use of data. For example,
when considering the Partnerships
Module in the past, DOI defined
‘‘partner hires’’ based on the number of
hours a Corpsmember worked through a
partner organization for a DOI bureau.
In order to ensure accurate data,
definitions like this should be
developed with input from partners, be
uniform across DOI and projects should
be tracked for example by partner
organization, legal authority, dollar
figure, and project type in order for DOI
to accurately collect information. It
should not be the burden of partner
organizations to track the data though as
these are DOI accomplishes these
projects with DOI funding. A uniform
system for tracking and reporting this
information across DOI should
streamline this information collection,
and/or require a re-examination of
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existing data sources to be uniform
across DOI.
On the Stewards Engagement Portal,
one challenge with the utilization of
PLC NCE is the inability to represent
NCE electronically or search for NCEapproved jobs on USA Jobs. Developing
the ability for Corpsmembers who
qualify for NCE to have a PLC NCE
designation on their profile on USA Jobs
would be helpful, and adding a search
term for job postings, or some kind of
PLC NCE signifier or certification would
also be helpful. An additional
consideration is that the federal project
supervisor must certify the hours, and
sign off on the certificate for NCE. An
electronic system where project
sponsors are able to certify the hours,
and sign a digital certificate would
eliminate paperwork and delays.
Answer: Department of the Interior
will establish a user guide with standard
definitions so data can be accurate and
uniform. While we can standardize the
DOI definitions, we are only able to
encourage non-DOI partners to consider
a common data dictionary at this time.
We agree with the Corps Network that
recruitment is challenging and by
expanding the portal to include all skill
and special employment programs we
can provide better exposure of
opportunities to prospective candidates.
We can also link existing employment
resources and website to resources page
on the portal. We are committed to
working closely with Corps Network on
recruitment strategies and to explore
how to expand the use of veterans.
Comments: (5) How might the Office
of the Secretary, Department of the
Interior minimize the burden of this
collection on the respondents, including
using information technology?
Again, we believe that a large amount
of data is already available through the
annual reporting our Corps provide to
individual DOI units, states, regions, or
the national office and through internal
DOI bureau data sets and project
information systems. It may warrant an
examination of those existing sources
and their reporting mechanisms to see
how they can be fed in to this new
online portal. After an examination of
existing data sources and collection
requirements by DOI, if there needs to
be a new collection of information, we
encourage there to be some
thoughtfulness around data
compatibility, and for batch upload
ability along with an examination of
what information is truly necessary to
demonstrate the impact and outcomes.
Corps also report outcomes and
performance measures to the
Corporation for National and
Community Service, which administers
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the AmeriCorps and National Civilian
Community Corps (NCCC) programs.
Often, this is duplicative data since the
AmeriCorps and NCCC members are
working on federal public lands. Having
these systems be compatible would
minimize the reporting burden and
improve efficiency.
Answer: We agree that data exist in
many systems so will continue to
consolidate and reduce the burden by
working closely with Corps Network to
identify these data calls and eliminate
them where possible or to incorporate
the data via import and export features
into one system of record.
We are again soliciting comments on
the proposed ICR that is described
below. We are especially interested in
public comment addressing the
following issues: (1) Is the collection
necessary to the proper functions of the
Office of the Secretary (OS); (2) will this
information be processed and used in a
timely manner; (3) is the estimate of
burden accurate; (4) how might the OS
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information to be collected; and
(5) how might the OS minimize the
burden of this collection on the
respondents, including through the use
of information technology.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. Before including your
address, phone number, email address,
or other personal identifying
information in your comment, you
should be aware that your entire
comment—including your personal
identifying information—may be made
publicly available at any time. While
you can ask us in your comment to
withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Abstract: The information collection
under OMB Control number 1093–0006
received approval from OMB on August
04, 2015. This approval will expire on
August 31, 2018, and we are now
requesting comments as part of the
standard renew and update process.
Previously, we titled this collection as
‘‘Volunteer Partnership Management.’’
We are changing the title with this
revision to be ‘‘Natural and Cultural
Resource Agencies Customer
Relationship Management’’ to more
accurately reflect the overall purpose of
the information collection.
Federal natural and cultural resources
management agencies are authorized to
manage volunteers, youth programs, and
partnerships to recruit, train, and accept
the services of citizens to aid in disaster
response, interpretive functions, visitor
services, conservation measures and
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development, research and
development, recreation, and or other
activities as allowed by an agency’s
policy and regulations. Providing,
collecting and exchanging written and
electronic information is required from
potential and selected program
participants of all ages so they can
access opportunities and benefits
provided by agencies guidelines. Those
under the age of 18 years must have
written consent from a parent or
guardian.
The customer relationship
management web based portals are the
agencies response to meeting citizens’
requests for improved digital customer
services to access and apply for
engagement opportunities. Secure under
one security platform parameter, the
portals provide for prospective and
current program participants to
establish an account for electronic
submission of program applications and
to obtain status of applications,
enrollments, benefits, and requirements.
Additionally, citizens have the option of
using self-service features to report
hours, apply for opportunities, or
register for program benefits such as
America the Beautiful Pass, Public Land
Corps register or Service Learning
verification. This collection includes the
modernization of electronic process so
citizens maintain portal accounts with
single program application that can be
reused to apply for all interested
opportunities verse requiring program
participants to electronically complete
the application anew for each
opportunity they wish to be considered.
This specifically minimizes the burden
on this collection on the respondents.
While electronic records provides a
means to streamline data collection and
allow citizen access to track benefits
and control the sharing of their data, the
participating agencies may also provide
an accessible paper version of the
volunteer forms.
Participating Agencies are:
Department of Agriculture: U.S.
Forest Service, and Natural Resources
Conservation Service;
Department of the Interior: All DOI
offices and units including Office of the
Secretary, National Park Service, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of
Land Management, Bureau of
Reclamation, Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
and Enforcement, and U.S. Geological
Survey.
Department of Defense: U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers;
Department of Commerce: National
Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration—Office of National
Marine Sanctuaries.
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Forms
OF–301 Volunteer Application:
Individuals interested in volunteering
may access the individual agency
websites, and/or contact agencies to
request a Volunteer Application (OF–
301) or complete an on-line application
submission on volunteer.gov on
submission. Applicants provide name,
address, telephone number, date of
birth, preferred work categories,
interests, citizenship status, available
dates, preferred location, indication of
physical limitations, and lodging
preferences. Information collected using
this form on Volunteer.gov assists
agency volunteer coordinators and other
personnel in matching volunteers with
agency opportunities appropriate for an
applicant’s skills and physical condition
and availability. A signature of a parent
or guardian is mandatory for applicants
under 18 years of age.
OF–301A Volunteer Service
Agreement: This form is used by
participating resource agencies to
document agreements for volunteer
services between a Federal agency and
individual or group volunteers,
including international volunteers. A
signature of parent or guardian is
mandatory for applicants under 18 years
of age. The agreement form will now be
available for processing on
volunteer.gov for the first time, this online this form is generated from the
application and position description to
minimize impact to respondents. Paper
forms and electronic PDF must however
be completed for each opportunity.
OF–301B Volunteer Group Sign-up:
This form is used by participating
resource agencies to document
awareness and understanding by
individuals in groups about the
volunteer activities between a Federal
agency and a partner organization with
group participants. Signature of parent
or guardian is mandatory for applicants
under 18 years of age.
Stewards Engagement Portal (this was
formally known as the Youth
Partnership Tracking Portal): This
portal has a self-registration feature that
allows program participants from
volunteer, youth, and partnerships to
register with information that would be
used to automate matching stewardship
opportunities such as apprenticeships,
youth programs, veterans’ events, and
other special engagement programs.
Information required to establish an
account is preference for location, name,
email, qualifying factors, and training.
Once self-registered, the youth and
young adult programs participants
authorized under the 16 U.S.C. 1722 et.
seq., Public Lands Corps (PLC) Act may
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be required to report additional details
for public land corps status such as the
agency work for, partner organization,
project dates, where the work was
completed, and total hours worked on
the specific project. This information is
used by the system to match the
individuals with most applicable
opportunities. The steward engagement
portal is under redesign and will
incorporate a feedback loop for
respondents to rate quality of customer
service and opportunities.
The Partnerships Module collects
information from various partnership
and volunteer organizations which are
under national agreements to manage
services and programs on public lands
for citizens and provides an annual
summary of their activities.
The Cooperating Association Module
collects information from not-for-profit
public lands partners under national
agreements to manage bookstores and
sales items with federal agencies.
This request for comments on the
information collection is being
published by the Office of the Secretary,
Department of the Interior and includes
the use of common forms that can be
leveraged by other Federal agencies. The
burden estimates reflected in this notice
is only for the Department of the
Interior. Other Federal agencies wishing
to use the common forms must submit
their own burden estimates and provide
notice to the public accordingly.
Title of Collection: Natural and
Cultural Resources Agencies Customer
Relationship Management.
Average
number of
annual
respondents
Requirement
Average
number of
responses
each
OMB Control Number: 1093–0006.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Potential and selected volunteers; youth
program participants, veterans,
prospective job applicants, cooperating
associations, and partner organizations.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
Obtain or Retain a Benefit.
Frequency of Collection: Typically
once per year but could be as frequently
as 26 times per year for time and
expense reporting.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
Burden Cost: There are no non-hour cost
burdens associated with this
information collection.
Average
number of
annual
responses
Average
completion
time per response
(mins)
Estimated
annual burden
hours
Portal Account Management
Create Individual or Group Account:
Individuals .....................................................................
365,000
1
365,000
1
6,083
783,000
1
783,000
10
130,500
4,390
5
21,950
1
366
6,000
4
24,000
3
1,200
14,000
5
70,000
5
5,833
10,000
1
10,000
1
167
1,000
5
5,000
1
83
818,390
........................
913,950
........................
138,149
Volunteer Management Portal
Submit Application:
Individuals .....................................................................
Time Entry:
Individuals .....................................................................
Training and Supporting Information:
Individuals .....................................................................
Complete a Volunteer Agreement:
Individuals .....................................................................
Registration for Volunteer Event:
Individuals .....................................................................
Customer Service Survey:
Individuals .....................................................................
Subtotals ................................................................
Stewardship Engagement Module
Create Application/Profile:
Private Sector ...............................................................
Time Entry:
Private Sector ...............................................................
Manage Partner:
Private Sector ...............................................................
Manage Project:
Private Sector ...............................................................
Manage Youth Participants:
Private Sector ...............................................................
Customer Service Survey:
Private Sector ...............................................................
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Subtotals ................................................................
18,000
1
18,000
1
300
7,200
3
21,600
1
360
659
1
659
1
11
45,000
2
90,000
1
1,500
3,000
1
3,000
3
150
600
5
3,000
1
50
74,459
........................
136,259
........................
2,371
Partnership and Cooperating Association Module
Annual Updates:
Private Sector ...............................................................
Customer Service Survey:
Private Sector ...............................................................
Subtotals ................................................................
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1
258
5
22
70
5
350
1
6
328
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Average
number of
annual
respondents
Requirement
TOTALS ..........................................................
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor and a person is not required to
respond to a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.
The authority for this action is the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Jeffrey Parrillo,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Public Advisory
Committee
Office of the Secretary, Interior.
Meeting notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of the
Interior, Office of the Secretary is
announcing a public meeting of the
Exxon Valdez Oil Spill (EVOS) Trustee
Council’s Public Advisory Committee.
DATES: September 26, 2018, at 9:30 a.m.
AKST.
ADDRESSES: Glenn Olds Hall Conference
Room, 4210 University Drive,
Anchorage, Alaska.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Philip Johnson, Department of the
Interior, Office of Environmental Policy
and Compliance, 1689 ‘‘C’’ Street, Suite
119, Anchorage, Alaska, (907) 271–
5011.
SUMMARY:
The EVOS
Public Advisory Committee was created
pursuant to Paragraph V.A.4 of the
Memorandum of Agreement and
Consent Decree entered into by the
United States of America and the State
of Alaska on August 27, 1991, and
approved by the United States District
Court for the District of Alaska in
settlement of United States of America
v. State of Alaska, Civil Action No.
A91–081 CV.
The EVOS Public Advisory
Committee meeting agenda will include
discussion of outreach proposals and
habitat parcels. An opportunity for
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public comments will be provided. The
final agenda and materials for the
meeting will be posted on the EVOS
Trustee Council website at
www.evostc.state.ak.us. All EVOS
Public Advisory Committee meetings
are open to the public.
Public Input
Submitting Written Information or
Questions
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ACTION:
1,258,177
Average
number of
responses
each
Interested members of the public may
submit relevant information or
questions for the Committee to consider
during the public meeting. Written
statements must be received by August
31, 2018, so that the information may be
made available to the Committee for
their consideration prior to this meeting.
Written statements must be supplied to
Dr. Philip Johnson (see FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT above) in the
following formats: One hard copy with
original signature and/or one electronic
copy via email (acceptable file formats
are Adobe Acrobat PDF, MS Word, MS
PowerPoint, or rich text file).
Public Disclosure of Comments
Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other
personal identifying information in your
comments, please be aware that your
entire comment, including your
personal identifying information, may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Meeting Minutes
Summary minutes of the conference
will be maintained by the Council
Designated Federal Officer (see FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). They
will be available for public inspection
within 90 days of the meeting.
Philip Johnson,
Regional Environmental Officer, Office of
Environmental Policy and Compliance.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
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Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Helium Contracts
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is
proposing to renew an information
collection.
SUMMARY:
Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before
September 27, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on
this information collection request (ICR)
to the Office of Management and
Budget’s Desk Officer for the
Department of the Interior by email at
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov; or via
facsimile to (202) 395–5806. Please
provide a copy of your comments to the
BLM at U.S. Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C
Street NW, Room 2134LM, Washington,
DC 20240, Attention: Jean Sonneman; or
by email to jesonnem@blm.gov. Please
reference OMB Control Number 1004–
0179 in the subject line of your
comments.
DATES:
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request additional information about
this ICR, contact Samuel R.M. Burton by
email at sburton@blm.gov, or by
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also view the ICR at https://
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the Paperwork
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provides the general public and other
Federal agencies with an opportunity to
comment on new, proposed, revised,
and continuing collections of
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impact of our information collection
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of the Secretary
[PPWOIRADA1;PRCRFRFR6.XZ0000;PR.RIRAD1801.00.1; OMB Control Number
1093-0006]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Natural and
Cultural Resources Agencies Customer Relationship Management
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we,
the Office of the Secretary, Department of the Interior are proposing
to renew an information collection with revisions.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
September 27, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on this information collection request
(ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget's Desk Officer for the
Department of the Interior by email at [email protected]; or
via facsimile to (202) 395-5806. Please provide a copy of your comments
to Marta Kelly, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior,
1849 C Street NW, MS 2266-MIB, Washington, DC 20240, fax 202-354-1815,
or by email to [email protected]. Please reference OMB Control Number
1093-0006 in the subject line of your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information
about this ICR, contact Marta Kelly, National Park Service, U.S.
Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street NW, MS 2266-MIB, Washington,
DC 20240, fax 202-354-2825, or by email to [email protected]. You may
also view the ICR at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, we provide the general public and other Federal agencies
with an opportunity to comment on new, proposed, revised, and
continuing collections of information. This helps us assess the impact
of our information collection requirements and minimize the public's
reporting burden. It also helps the public understand our information
collection requirements and provide the requested data in the desired
format.
We published a Federal Register notice with a 60-day public comment
period soliciting comments on this collection of information on May 11,
2018 (83 FR 22097). We received one public comment in response to this
notice. This public comment represented the consolidate feedback for
130 Service and Conservation Crops. Here are specific comments and our
responses to the comments:
Comment: Is the collection necessary to the proper functions of the
Office of the Secretary, Department of the Interior? While information
on our partnerships is important, we believe data around project
accomplishments, outcomes, funding, and number of Corpsmembers engaged
etc. is already covered through reporting to one of the DOI units,
states, regions, or national DOI bureau offices and could be compiled
through existing information sources. If this is the level of
information envisioned through the Partnerships Module, we encourage
DOI to examine internal processes and existing information collection
that could be streamlined or revised to provide this data. We hope
other Federal land management agencies will adopt this same approach of
a unified data collection system by utilizing this new system DOI is
developing, and also examine existing internal data sources before
requiring new information collection and reporting which may be
duplicative.
Answer: This is a valid point and DOI does establish with this
collection a single system of record as mandatory. Furthermore,
modernization of portal technology will allow for importing, exporting
and sharing by internal sources before validation and use by external
partners. Additionally, DOI will offer this portal as a shared service
to other federal agencies so end user/respondents input will be not
duplicative and redundant for same purposes.
Comment: With respect to the Stewards Engagement Portal, we support
an electronic and uniform system to collect information to determine
eligibility for NCE. Presently, different DOI bureaus have different
rules around qualifying for PLC NCE, making it confusing for our Corps
and even more so for our Corpsmembers. The ability to upload
information once, toward the end of a term of service, would be
important to minimize the time burden.
As to the desire to collect from PLC Corpsmembers ``agency work
for, partner organization, project dates, where the work was completed,
and total hours worked on the specific project,'' it would be useful to
have a profile for each partner organization and Corpsmember on the new
system that
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can be matched and sorted. NCE qualification can be organized that way
as well as different Corpsmember contributions to different partner
organizations. For example, Corpsmembers may serve with different
Corps, on different projects, and with different project partners
during their terms of service.
As to Corpsmembers providing ``qualifying factors and training''
when developing a profile, we would urge further clarification and
standardization around what those may be, as unclear definitions could
hurt recruitment and placement of individuals with the wrong
opportunities. In addition, it may be challenging to leave it up to
Corpsmembers or the public to determine their qualifying factors,
training, and skill sets for certain projects or programs that Corps
offer. Our Corps use their own recruiting, training, and screening
processes to hire Corpsmembers and meet project partner's goals. Our
Corps are liable for meeting the goals of a project agreement and for
the safety of Corpsmembers and the public, so we should maintain an
ability to screen and train Corpsmembers as necessary.
Answer: DOI youth program managers have met and agreed to
standardize the collection for NEC data and opportunities across the
bureaus. Additionally, we will provide a template to provide data files
for uploading information into the system at the end of service terms.
Initially, we will import, and update annually, all partner
organization information. We will work with Corps Network to identify
best methods to have project information validated and matched to work
projects and individuals. We have made a commitment to use the Corps
Network for testing imports and process before final launch of on
portal.
Comments: (2) Will this information be processed and used in a
timely manner?
Collection of information around accomplishments of partner
organizations, and hours for NCE, housed electronically in one system
will help with timeliness of compilation and utilization of this data.
At the same time, if Corps are still required to report to the various
DOI units, states, regions, and nationally and report through this new
system, it will slow down the process and create an additional burden.
Data is only as good as the inputs, so ensuring uniform definitions and
categories for collection across DOI, and other federal partners
utilizing this system, will be critical and will ease processing and
use of data.
Answer: DOI will only have one system of record and all units will
be required to use a single system upon deployment of the portal. This
system will have a standard data dictionary and common data elements.
We will publish a detail user manual for all using the system for ease
processing and entering the data.
Comments: (3) Is the estimate of burden accurate?
Given the different features envisioned through the new online
portal system it is difficult for us to estimate the hour's burden. If
DOI internally utilizes such data, or Corps are able to utilize
existing information already provided to various DOI bureaus, the
hour's burden would be lower. Additionally, if Corpsmembers are able to
enter their information for NCE one time toward the end of their term
of service, and Corps themselves had the ability to upload Corpsmember
information if necessary, that would be helpful in reducing the burden.
Answer: We will allow Corps with approved accounts or via upload
service to enter and update Corpsmember information as necessary. The
burden will depend on if members are just opting to enter just
information for PLC or want to share their status with other employment
programs like an apprenticeship that may require additional data for
placement or benefits.
Comments: (4) How might the Office of the Secretary, Department of
the Interior enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected?
Again, data is only as good as the inputs, so ensuring uniform
definitions and categories for collection across DOI, and other federal
partners utilizing this system, will be critical, and will ease
processing and use of data. For example, when considering the
Partnerships Module in the past, DOI defined ``partner hires'' based on
the number of hours a Corpsmember worked through a partner organization
for a DOI bureau. In order to ensure accurate data, definitions like
this should be developed with input from partners, be uniform across
DOI and projects should be tracked for example by partner organization,
legal authority, dollar figure, and project type in order for DOI to
accurately collect information. It should not be the burden of partner
organizations to track the data though as these are DOI accomplishes
these projects with DOI funding. A uniform system for tracking and
reporting this information across DOI should streamline this
information collection, and/or require a re-examination of existing
data sources to be uniform across DOI.
On the Stewards Engagement Portal, one challenge with the
utilization of PLC NCE is the inability to represent NCE electronically
or search for NCE-approved jobs on USA Jobs. Developing the ability for
Corpsmembers who qualify for NCE to have a PLC NCE designation on their
profile on USA Jobs would be helpful, and adding a search term for job
postings, or some kind of PLC NCE signifier or certification would also
be helpful. An additional consideration is that the federal project
supervisor must certify the hours, and sign off on the certificate for
NCE. An electronic system where project sponsors are able to certify
the hours, and sign a digital certificate would eliminate paperwork and
delays.
Answer: Department of the Interior will establish a user guide with
standard definitions so data can be accurate and uniform. While we can
standardize the DOI definitions, we are only able to encourage non-DOI
partners to consider a common data dictionary at this time. We agree
with the Corps Network that recruitment is challenging and by expanding
the portal to include all skill and special employment programs we can
provide better exposure of opportunities to prospective candidates. We
can also link existing employment resources and website to resources
page on the portal. We are committed to working closely with Corps
Network on recruitment strategies and to explore how to expand the use
of veterans.
Comments: (5) How might the Office of the Secretary, Department of
the Interior minimize the burden of this collection on the respondents,
including using information technology?
Again, we believe that a large amount of data is already available
through the annual reporting our Corps provide to individual DOI units,
states, regions, or the national office and through internal DOI bureau
data sets and project information systems. It may warrant an
examination of those existing sources and their reporting mechanisms to
see how they can be fed in to this new online portal. After an
examination of existing data sources and collection requirements by
DOI, if there needs to be a new collection of information, we encourage
there to be some thoughtfulness around data compatibility, and for
batch upload ability along with an examination of what information is
truly necessary to demonstrate the impact and outcomes.
Corps also report outcomes and performance measures to the
Corporation for National and Community Service, which administers
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the AmeriCorps and National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) programs.
Often, this is duplicative data since the AmeriCorps and NCCC members
are working on federal public lands. Having these systems be compatible
would minimize the reporting burden and improve efficiency.
Answer: We agree that data exist in many systems so will continue
to consolidate and reduce the burden by working closely with Corps
Network to identify these data calls and eliminate them where possible
or to incorporate the data via import and export features into one
system of record.
We are again soliciting comments on the proposed ICR that is
described below. We are especially interested in public comment
addressing the following issues: (1) Is the collection necessary to the
proper functions of the Office of the Secretary (OS); (2) will this
information be processed and used in a timely manner; (3) is the
estimate of burden accurate; (4) how might the OS enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (5) how
might the OS minimize the burden of this collection on the respondents,
including through the use of information technology.
Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of
public record. Before including your address, phone number, email
address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you
should be aware that your entire comment--including your personal
identifying information--may be made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal
identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we
will be able to do so.
Abstract: The information collection under OMB Control number 1093-
0006 received approval from OMB on August 04, 2015. This approval will
expire on August 31, 2018, and we are now requesting comments as part
of the standard renew and update process. Previously, we titled this
collection as ``Volunteer Partnership Management.'' We are changing the
title with this revision to be ``Natural and Cultural Resource Agencies
Customer Relationship Management'' to more accurately reflect the
overall purpose of the information collection.
Federal natural and cultural resources management agencies are
authorized to manage volunteers, youth programs, and partnerships to
recruit, train, and accept the services of citizens to aid in disaster
response, interpretive functions, visitor services, conservation
measures and development, research and development, recreation, and or
other activities as allowed by an agency's policy and regulations.
Providing, collecting and exchanging written and electronic information
is required from potential and selected program participants of all
ages so they can access opportunities and benefits provided by agencies
guidelines. Those under the age of 18 years must have written consent
from a parent or guardian.
The customer relationship management web based portals are the
agencies response to meeting citizens' requests for improved digital
customer services to access and apply for engagement opportunities.
Secure under one security platform parameter, the portals provide for
prospective and current program participants to establish an account
for electronic submission of program applications and to obtain status
of applications, enrollments, benefits, and requirements. Additionally,
citizens have the option of using self-service features to report
hours, apply for opportunities, or register for program benefits such
as America the Beautiful Pass, Public Land Corps register or Service
Learning verification. This collection includes the modernization of
electronic process so citizens maintain portal accounts with single
program application that can be reused to apply for all interested
opportunities verse requiring program participants to electronically
complete the application anew for each opportunity they wish to be
considered. This specifically minimizes the burden on this collection
on the respondents. While electronic records provides a means to
streamline data collection and allow citizen access to track benefits
and control the sharing of their data, the participating agencies may
also provide an accessible paper version of the volunteer forms.
Participating Agencies are:
Department of Agriculture: U.S. Forest Service, and Natural
Resources Conservation Service;
Department of the Interior: All DOI offices and units including
Office of the Secretary, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, Bureau of
Indian Affairs, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement,
and U.S. Geological Survey.
Department of Defense: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers;
Department of Commerce: National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration--Office of National Marine Sanctuaries.
Forms
OF-301 Volunteer Application: Individuals interested in
volunteering may access the individual agency websites, and/or contact
agencies to request a Volunteer Application (OF-301) or complete an on-
line application submission on volunteer.gov on submission. Applicants
provide name, address, telephone number, date of birth, preferred work
categories, interests, citizenship status, available dates, preferred
location, indication of physical limitations, and lodging preferences.
Information collected using this form on Volunteer.gov assists agency
volunteer coordinators and other personnel in matching volunteers with
agency opportunities appropriate for an applicant's skills and physical
condition and availability. A signature of a parent or guardian is
mandatory for applicants under 18 years of age.
OF-301A Volunteer Service Agreement: This form is used by
participating resource agencies to document agreements for volunteer
services between a Federal agency and individual or group volunteers,
including international volunteers. A signature of parent or guardian
is mandatory for applicants under 18 years of age. The agreement form
will now be available for processing on volunteer.gov for the first
time, this on-line this form is generated from the application and
position description to minimize impact to respondents. Paper forms and
electronic PDF must however be completed for each opportunity.
OF-301B Volunteer Group Sign-up: This form is used by participating
resource agencies to document awareness and understanding by
individuals in groups about the volunteer activities between a Federal
agency and a partner organization with group participants. Signature of
parent or guardian is mandatory for applicants under 18 years of age.
Stewards Engagement Portal (this was formally known as the Youth
Partnership Tracking Portal): This portal has a self-registration
feature that allows program participants from volunteer, youth, and
partnerships to register with information that would be used to
automate matching stewardship opportunities such as apprenticeships,
youth programs, veterans' events, and other special engagement
programs. Information required to establish an account is preference
for location, name, email, qualifying factors, and training. Once self-
registered, the youth and young adult programs participants authorized
under the 16 U.S.C. 1722 et. seq., Public Lands Corps (PLC) Act may
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be required to report additional details for public land corps status
such as the agency work for, partner organization, project dates, where
the work was completed, and total hours worked on the specific project.
This information is used by the system to match the individuals with
most applicable opportunities. The steward engagement portal is under
redesign and will incorporate a feedback loop for respondents to rate
quality of customer service and opportunities.
The Partnerships Module collects information from various
partnership and volunteer organizations which are under national
agreements to manage services and programs on public lands for citizens
and provides an annual summary of their activities.
The Cooperating Association Module collects information from not-
for-profit public lands partners under national agreements to manage
bookstores and sales items with federal agencies.
This request for comments on the information collection is being
published by the Office of the Secretary, Department of the Interior
and includes the use of common forms that can be leveraged by other
Federal agencies. The burden estimates reflected in this notice is only
for the Department of the Interior. Other Federal agencies wishing to
use the common forms must submit their own burden estimates and provide
notice to the public accordingly.
Title of Collection: Natural and Cultural Resources Agencies
Customer Relationship Management.
OMB Control Number: 1093-0006.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Potential and selected volunteers;
youth program participants, veterans, prospective job applicants,
cooperating associations, and partner organizations.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to Obtain or Retain a Benefit.
Frequency of Collection: Typically once per year but could be as
frequently as 26 times per year for time and expense reporting.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: There are no non-hour
cost burdens associated with this information collection.
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Average
Average number Average number Average number completion Estimated
Requirement of annual of responses of annual time per annual burden
respondents each responses response hours
(mins)
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Portal Account Management
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Create Individual or Group
Account:
Individuals................. 365,000 1 365,000 1 6,083
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Volunteer Management Portal
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Submit Application:
Individuals................. 783,000 1 783,000 10 130,500
Time Entry:
Individuals................. 4,390 5 21,950 1 366
Training and Supporting
Information:
Individuals................. 6,000 4 24,000 3 1,200
Complete a Volunteer Agreement:
Individuals................. 14,000 5 70,000 5 5,833
Registration for Volunteer
Event:
Individuals................. 10,000 1 10,000 1 167
Customer Service Survey:
Individuals................. 1,000 5 5,000 1 83
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Subtotals............... 818,390 .............. 913,950 .............. 138,149
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Stewardship Engagement Module
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Create Application/Profile:
Private Sector.............. 18,000 1 18,000 1 300
Time Entry:
Private Sector.............. 7,200 3 21,600 1 360
Manage Partner:
Private Sector.............. 659 1 659 1 11
Manage Project:
Private Sector.............. 45,000 2 90,000 1 1,500
Manage Youth Participants:
Private Sector.............. 3,000 1 3,000 3 150
Customer Service Survey:
Private Sector.............. 600 5 3,000 1 50
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Subtotals............... 74,459 .............. 136,259 .............. 2,371
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Partnership and Cooperating Association Module
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Annual Updates:
Private Sector.............. 258 1 258 5 22
Customer Service Survey:
Private Sector.............. 70 5 350 1 6
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Subtotals............... 328 .............. 608 .............. 28
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TOTALS.............. 1,258,177 .............. 1,415,817 .............. 146,631
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An agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required
to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a
currently valid OMB control number.
The authority for this action is the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Jeffrey Parrillo,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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